Horse-detacher.



PATENTED APR. 14, 190 8.

.R. GOATES. HORSE DETAOHER. APPLICATION TILED MAY 21,1907.

UNI-rein ROBERT COMES, or W.\.S'IIL IG1ON,DISTRICT or COLUMBEA.

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Specification of I otters atent.

I Patented April 14,1808,

Application filed May 21, 1907. Serialllo. 37%,866.

To aZZ whom may concern:

Be it known that L'Ronnnr CoA'rns, oi ll ashmgton, in the District of(.Ioluml have invented certain new and useful intprovements mHorse-Detac-hers; and i do hereby declare the following to be a full,

for insuring the release of the tongue or thrlls from a vehicle andapplymg braking means to the wheels inoase of emergency.

The invention will beherema'lter lully set claims.

In the. accompanying th'awing, Figure tie a View of the front axle of avehicle with my improvements. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the brake,portions being broken away, the parts being intheir normal positions]Fig, 3 is a similar view showing the parts in their abnormal positions.

Referring to thedrawings, 1 designates the front axle; 2 thehubs and 3the thills.

4, 4, are brakes, slidably mounted on axle 1, and designed to normallyenvelop the innor ends of the hubs 2. Each breke is shown in the form ofa sleeve notched at its outer end so as to engage with the wheel spokesat the inner ends thereof when such sleeves are fore-ed outwardlyagainst the wheels. From the inner ends of the brake sleeves pro'jerlstuds 5 which 'normallyiit-in openings in bolts 6 pivotally secured tothe thill irons and extended through openings in the axle.

In this way the thills are detach-ably attached. The studs 5 normallyheld in I looking engagement with. the thill bolts and the brakes out ofengagement with the wheel spokes by springs 8 preferably looated withinsaid sleeves.

9, 9, designate/brake controlling rods having their outer ends pivotallyserurodto the shown in Figs. 1 and .3, the brake sleeves be" thereto andfitted in said openin s ing h aid out of engagement with the wheel;spokes by the springs 8. i In consequence the studsare in lockedengsgeh-ient with the thill ,Oii-S, 1 9 will,

me me on the foot lever t througl'i rods 9, ell'eet the outward movementof the brake andv the disengagement iizt thelocking studs 5 from the tl'll bolts 6. In this way the thiils are immediately released from thevehirle and at the some time the brakes are applied to the wheels.

By .notc'hing the ends of, the sleeves so as to 'takein the spokes slip'ing of the wheels, alter the brakes are applied, is impossible. Byreason of having the sleeves engage the spokes at the hub ends thereolthe rotation: ot-the wheels is quickly stopped and all dantorth andparticularly pointed out in the geioi the spokes being broken avoided.It will also be noted that the bolts earried by the thill irons may bereadily secured by being inserted through the openings in the axles, andengaged by the studs :3 when pressure on the loot lever is released.

1 olnim as my invention:

l, The combination with a vehicle, of bl'ilnlf sleeves mounted on thetrout-axle thereof and extending over the hubs of the front rnrr vingwheels, said axle having openings therein, thills, bolts pivotallysecured i, studs projecting ljrom said sleeves for engaging said bolts,springs located within said sleeves lor nornmlly holding said studs inenagagement with said bolts and also holding the sleeves out ofengagement with the wheel spokes, and means runner-ted to said, sleevesl'or moving the latter into engagement with the wheel spokes anddisengaging the studs from said b lts.

The combination with a vehicle, of two brake-sleeves ourompassiug thehubs of two of the carrying wheels and formed with notches toiztnking inthe wheel spokes at the inner ends thereof, thills, thill-lo -kiug studscarried by said sleeves normally engaging and. holding said thills,springs normally holding said sleeves out ol ongz omvnl with the\Ylihhhslndios and holding said studs in engagement with the thills, tworods eonnerted to saidsloevos, a vertirzill -disposrd rodlIU-'\\'lll('ll the lormer rods are sorured, and an operation loveroonnertml to said vorlwally-disposed rod 3. The (-onibination with avehicle having its front axle formed with o wnings, of two brake sleevesmounted on said axle end hav in notches in their free ends for taking inthe llt) . bolts pivotali seaumd 'sald penmgs studs came spokes of. theirront can normaliy 1101621115; sm. sis ment 'wlth ms wheel an thiflshaving; In testimony whareof, I have signed this and fitted in 1spacification in the presence of Wm subscribby said sleeves ing witnases.

normally engagigg" said bolts, :mzuating rods pivotal connested 310 saidbrake sheaves, a I Witnesses:

' 110mm CUATES.

vertica ydiqpossdro.to which the innerezlds FRANQIS S. MAGULRE, of sandastuatmg rods smmw're fl'. and. a fwt JOHN A. Mmsmmf.

,; Wheels, swings lever connected to verfiic'elly disposed 16'

